title: Optimum level of visual contrast sensitivity for reading comprehension.
abstract: Reading comprehension scores were curvilinearly related to a visual contrast sensitivity measure of 155 elementary school children. Moderate contrast sensitivity for fine detail appeared to be optimal for reading; both low and high sensitivity were associated with lower reading comprehension.
authors.affiliation: Psychology Department, Western Washington University, Bellingham 98225.
authors.forename: S L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Carmean
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Regeth
mesh_terms: D001288:Attention; D002648:Child; D003210:Concept Formation; D004193:Discrimination Learning; D004410:Dyslexia / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008027:Light; D010470:Perceptual Masking; D011932:Reading; D012073:Remedial Teaching; D014792:Visual Acuity